Dive centers in Dumaguete/Dauin/Malatapay

[swisstrav]

@pyrodiver

it is defenitely not known to me that strobes drive away the critters. the beam of light is as strong during day and night. i make the experience, that fish don't even blink an eye. contrary to octopus. whenever you trigger the strobe, they seem to realise by blinking their eyes.

think about lembeh or sabang bay for instance. there, they do night dives on a regular basis without any disadvantage so far. the critters just stay. in sabang bay, there are flashs by the houndreds every night. and every night the same critters stay at the same place.

i rather think, it is just their mentality and neglecting the fact that they could earn even more mony. i know, dive society is working on it with no results so far to my knowlege.

 

[swisstrav]

@cinqueterre

the aim of all dive shops is to make money. i am more than sure, they will gladly accept
walk-ins.

night dives:
in feb/march 2006 it was defenitely so, that you had to be out of the water by 6pm. this applies only to the sanctuarys in front of atlantis and eldorado. diving in front of pura vida ie outside of sanctuary is possible.

 

[pyrodiver]

@swisstrav - hope i got my info wrong, but my friend recently brought in a dive guide from where else.. 'Lembeh' to train Filipino guides and spotters. They notice in Lembeh that certain critter leave their territory when exposed to flash photo at night. Yes it is the same strength of flash burst during day photography and night photography but I think the big difference is from pitch black sight to very bright stresses the critters away. During the day, there is some light available so the critters are at least adapted to a little bit of light change... The Indonesian guide only mentioned several critters that are sensitive to it, i.e. Angler/Frog fish, ghost pipe fish, i forgot the others...

Again, this study is not yet proven. I am just transferring info that was passed on. As you say, if they allow it still in Lembeh and Sabang then maybe the guide who gave the studies is wrong...

 

[Acoust]

I was just at el dorado last monday. I would recommend the place if u want to dive apo coz short of being on apo itself, which i have to say has really basic rooms. El dorado mainly has german speaking guests and also white men who have filipino mistresses(no kidding there were at least four couples mucking up the pool) coz its prettty far out from any main tourist areas. Be careful though the rooms have really flat pillows and my gerfren had a stiff neck for days after 2 days there. Please go for at least the superior rooms as the standard rooms make you feel like canned sardines.

Dive society is a great dive shop with good facilities great gear for rentals and very friendy DMs, although they are pricey by philippine standards. They do daily 2 dive trips to apo island in the morning and should be back by 1330 but they also organise dives all day to the different sanctuaries. U have to do mascoplod sanctuary if u like schools of fish and blue spotted rays going left right and centre everywhere around the reef. Get the DMs to find mandarin fishes during night dives but u have to be patient cos they are very small and always hiding in the coral, it took us 20mins just t find one, but near the coral there is this REALLY HUGE pufferfish looking fish (at least 2 feet across) that sacred the **** out of me. Apo island has a lot of of turtles and barracuda now.

Hope this helps you

Cheers
Vic

 

[eagerbeaver]

Thank you, but I did not contact Atlantis ...
Liberty

If you had, maybe you would have received a reply.

 

[marinea]

Hi i am looking into diving Dumaguete coming Feb 08, and would like to know if there are any Filipino-run dive resorts/ centres in dumaguete itself? pls recommend me if you guys know of any... thank you!! :14:
i dived Anilao 2 yrs ago, and it has been such a great and memorable trip, i told myself i will return to philippines again... and i hope i will make it this time

 

[jigo]

bahura resort is run by scubaworld. a local dive operator.

 

[travelem]

Check out Sea Explorers at the Pura Vida Resort:
Sea Explorers

 

[marku]

Hi i am looking into diving Dumaguete coming Feb 08, and would like to know if there are any Filipino-run dive resorts/ centres in dumaguete itself? pls recommend me if you guys know of any... thank you!! :14:
i dived Anilao 2 yrs ago, and it has been such a great and memorable trip, i told myself i will return to philippines again... and i hope i will make it this time

Hi Marinea, the resort I work for here in Dumaguete has Filipino divemasters but the management is multi-national. If that's fine with you PM me for more info.

-marku

 

[marinea]

thanks for all your responses.. got in touch with the suggested resorts, waiting for reply and hoping to get more people to join me...
i realised most of the sites are marine sanctuaries, thus the fees to pay too...
i just hope dumaguete has not reached the 'over-commercialised' state and the marine life is still as vibrant... :blinking:
Apo island is good , is that right?!?